Hands Off Cain
JAPAN·DEATH PENALTY·MAY 26, 2000·1 MIN READ

The Kumamoto District Court sentenced Yoshiaki Nishimura...

The Kumamoto District Court sentenced Yoshiaki Nishimura ,45, to death for killing the wife of a doctor and stealing 2 million yen in cash and a deposit book from her house in Kumamoto in November 1997

The Kumamoto District Court sentenced Yoshiaki Nishimura ,45, to death for killing the wife of a doctor and stealing 2 million yen in cash and a deposit book from her house in Kumamoto in November 1997. Presiding Judge Yasutaka Harada said the crime was "premeditated and brutal" and that he was likely to remain a danger to society."
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  • (Sources: Kyodo News, 26/05/2000)